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# Maths RMO Problems(1)........

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

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$(xy-7)^2=x^2+y^2\Rightarrow x^2y^2-14xy+49=x^2+y^2 \\ x^2y^2-12xy+36+13=x^2+y^2+2xy \\ (x+y+xy-6)(x+y-xy+6)=13=13×1=1×13=-13×-1=-1×-13 \\ (x,y)=(3,4),(4,3),(0,7),(7,0)$ · 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nice solution................upvoted.... · 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Question 1 \begin{align} x &\equiv 0,1,2,3,4,5,6 \pmod{7}\\ x^3 &\equiv 0,1,-1\pmod{7} \end{align}

Assume that either of $$a,b,c$$ is a multiple of 7.

Then obviously $$abc(a^3-b^3)(b^3-c^3)(c^3-a^3)$$ is a multiple of 7.

So now WLOG assume that $$a,b,c\not\equiv 0\pmod{7}$$.Then $$a^3,b^3,c^3\equiv 1,-1\pmod{7}$$.There are $$2\times 2\times 2=8$$ different possible cases corresponding to the different values of $$a^3,b^3$$ and $$c^3$$ modulo 7,which are: $\begin{array}{c|c|c|c} \text{Values modulo 7} & a^3 & b^3 & c^3 \\ \hline \text{Case 1} & 1 & 1 & 1 \\ \hline \text{Case 2} & -1 & -1 & -1 \\ \hline \text{Case 3} & 1 & -1 & -1 \\ \hline \text{Case 4} & -1 & 1 & -1 \\ \hline \text{Case 5} & -1 & -1 & 1 \\ \hline \text{Case 6} & -1 & 1 & 1 \\ \hline \text{Case 7} & 1 & -1 & 1 \\ \hline \text{Case 8} & 1 & 1 & -1 \end{array}$

Observe that,because of the symmetry of the expression,Cases 3,4,5 and Cases 6,7,8 are equivalent.Therefore,we only need to check Case 1,2,3 and 6.Simply evaluate the cases to get that $$abc(a^3-b^3)(b^3-c^3)(c^3-a^3)\equiv 0\pmod{7}\;\forall \;a,b,c\in \mathbb{Z}$$ · 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Nice solution bro..........upvoted · 7 months, 1 week ago

question 11 given 34x=43y =>34x+43x=43(y+x) =>77x=43(x+y) now 43 does not divide 77 hence x+y contains 77 i.e-11*7 hence x+y is not prime. · 7 months, 1 week ago

That does not exclude the possibility of x+y being odd but not prime · 7 months, 1 week ago

Can you please explain me what u are trying to say? · 7 months, 1 week ago

Which grade you in ? · 7 months, 1 week ago

Question 9 We shall analyze 2 cases. Case 1 Either of $$a,b$$ is even.

WLOG let $$a$$ be even.Then $$ab(a-b)=45045$$ is even.But 45045 is odd,contradiction. Hence no solutions exist in this case.

Case 2 Both $$a,b$$ are odd.

Then $$a-b$$ is even.Therefore $$ab(a-b)=45045$$ is even,contradiction.

Hence no solutions exist. · 7 months, 1 week ago

Question 8(i)

Let the roots be $$a,b,c,d$$.(Note that the roots are positive).Then: \begin{align} p&=-(a+b+c+d)\\ q&=ab+ac+ad+bc+bd+cd\\ r&=-(abc+abd+acd+bcd)\\ s&=abcd \end{align} $$pr-16s\geq 0\implies (a+b+c+d)(abc+abd+acd+bcd)\geq 16abcd$$ which follows by applying AM-GM on each term.

I couldn't understand;what does the variable "a" denote in Q 8(ii)? · 7 months, 2 weeks ago

vmc questions · 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Can anyone recommend me some good books for INMO and and other maths olympiad?????????? · 7 months, 2 weeks ago